Protection of Endangered Species of Animals and Plants Bill
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PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS C531 AND PLANTS BILL PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS BILL CONTENTS Clause Page PART 1 PRELIMINARY 1. Short title and commencement ............................................... C541 2. Interpretation .......................................................................... C541 3. Meaning of “in transit” .......................................................... C549 4. Application to hybrids............................................................. C551 PART 2 REGULATION OF APPENDIX I SPECIES 5. Restriction on import of specimens of Appendix I species ..... C551 6. Restriction on introduction from the sea of specimens of Appendix I species .............................................................. C551 7. Restriction on export of specimens of Appendix I species ..... C553 8. Restriction on re-export of specimens of Appendix I species ... C553 9. Restriction on possession or control of specimens of Appendix I species .............................................................. C553 10. Higher penalties for offences relating to specimens of Appendix I species committed for commercial purposes ..... C555 PART 3 REGULATION OF APPENDIX II SPECIES AND APPENDIX III SPECIES 11. Restriction on import of specimens of Appendix II species and Appendix III species .................................................... C555 PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS C533 AND PLANTS BILL Clause Page 12. Restriction on introduction from the sea of specimens of Appendix II species ............................................................. C557 13. Restriction on export of specimens of Appendix II species and Appendix III species ........................................................... C557 14. Restriction on re-export of specimens of Appendix II species and Appendix III species .................................................... C557 15. Restriction on possession or control of specimens of Appendix II species ............................................................. C559 16. Higher penalties for offences relating to specimens of Appendix II species and Appendix III species committed for commercial purposes ...................................................... C559 PART 4 CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH DEALINGS IN SCHEDULED SPECIES WITHOUT LICENCE ARE PERMITTED 17. Import of pre-Convention specimens ..................................... C559 18. Import of specimens of Appendix II species ........................... C561 19. Import of specimens of Appendix III species ......................... C561 20. Possession or control of pre-Convention specimens ............... C563 21. Possession or control of specimens of Appendix II species ..... C565 22. Import, re-export and possession or control of specimens in transit .................................................................................. C565 PART 5 LICENCES 23. Issue of licences ...................................................................... C567 24. Extension, renewal and variation of licences .......................... C567 25. Refusal of application made under section 23 or 24 ............... C569 26. Cancellation of licences .......................................................... C569 PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS C535 AND PLANTS BILL Clause Page PART 6 AUTHORIZED OFFICERS 27. Authorized officers ................................................................. C569 28. Power to require production of document or other evidence to show compliance with this Ordinance ............................ C571 29. Power to require scientific names and common names .......... C571 30. Power to require production of things for inspection ............. C571 31. Power to inspect place or premises ......................................... C573 32. Power of search and detention ............................................... C573 33. Power of entry into place or premises .................................... C575 34. Power of seizure ...................................................................... C575 35. Disposal of seized things ......................................................... C577 36. Power to require identification ............................................... C577 37. Power of arrest ....................................................................... C577 38. Obstruction ............................................................................. C579 PART 7 FORFEITURE 39. Interpretation of Part 7 .......................................................... C579 40. Return or forfeiture of things seized in respect of offences charged under Part 2 or 3 ................................................... C581 41. Return or forfeiture of things seized on prosecution of offences under section 29, 38 or 44 ..................................... C581 42. Return or forfeiture of things seized where no prosecution for offences ............................................................................... C581 43. Disposal of forfeited things, etc. ............................................. C583 PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS C537 AND PLANTS BILL Clause Page PART 8 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 44. Furnishing false information .................................................. C583 45. Protection of informers ........................................................... C585 46. Appeals to Administrative Appeals Board ............................. C587 47. Exemption orders ................................................................... C587 48. Power to amend Schedules ..................................................... C589 49. Advisory Committee ............................................................... C591 50. Director and authorized officers to be subject to Chief Executive’s directions .......................................................... C591 51. Director empowered to specify forms ..................................... C591 52. Issue of re-export certificates .................................................. C593 53. Power of Secretary to make regulations ................................. C593 PART 9 REPEAL OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS (PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES) ORDINANCE AND ITS SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS 54. Repeal of Animals and Plants (Protection of Endangered Species) Ordinance .............................................................. C593 55. Transitional provisions relating to Animals and Plants (Protection of Endangered Species) Ordinance ................... C593 PART 10 CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS Specification of Public Offices 56. Schedule amended .................................................................. C595 PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS C539 AND PLANTS BILL Clause Page Customs and Excise Service Ordinance 57. Ordinances referred to in sections 17 and 17A ....................... C597 Administrative Appeals Board Ordinance 58. Schedule amended .................................................................. C597 Schedule 1 Scheduled species ............................................................. C599 Schedule 2 Fees .................................................................................. C843 Schedule 3 Convention Instruments .................................................. C845 PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS C541 AND PLANTS BILL A BILL To Give effect in Hong Kong to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora signed in Washington D.C. on 3 March 1973; to regulate the import, introduction from the sea, export, re-export, and possession or control of certain endangered species of animals and plants and parts and derivatives of those species; and to provide for incidental and connected matters. Enacted by the Legislative Council. PART 1 PRELIMINARY 1. Short title and commencement (1) This Ordinance may be cited as the Protection of Endangered Species of Animals and Plants Ordinance. (2) This Ordinance shall come into operation on a day to be appointed by the Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works by notice published in the Gazette. 2. Interpretation (1) In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires— “advertisement” (廣告), in relation to a specimen of a scheduled species, means any form of advertising that describes, makes reference or alludes in any other way to that scheduled species or specimen— (a) whether directly or indirectly; PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS C543 AND PLANTS BILL (b) whether orally, in writing in any language, diagrammatically, pictorially, by the use of symbols or photographs, or in any combination of them; and (c) whether or not the common name or the scientific name, or both, of that scheduled species or specimen appears in the advertisement; “Appendices”《 ( 附錄》) means Appendix I, Appendix II and Appendix III; “Appendix I” (附錄 I) means column 1 of Part 2 of Schedule 1; “Appendix I species” (附錄 I 物種) means a species, or a species included in a higher taxon, as specified in Appendix I; “Appendix II” (附錄 II) means column 2 of Part 2 of Schedule 1; “Appendix II species” (附錄 II 物種) means a species, or a species included in a higher taxon, as specified in Appendix II; “Appendix III” (附錄 III) means column 3 of Part 2 of Schedule 1; “Appendix III species” (附錄 III 物種) means a species, or a species included in a higher taxon, as specified in Appendix III; “appropriate and acceptable destination” (適當和可接受的目的地) has the meaning assigned to it in Part 1 of Schedule